This page was last modified on 18 March 2020, at 02:50. Find out more about cookies. EN CN He held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the WBO junior featherweight title twice between 1995 and 2001, the Ring magazine and lineal featherweight titles between 2001 and 2003, and the unified WBC and IBF super featherweight titles between 2004 and 2007. Date: 2000-02-19; Location: Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; The tactical battle was back and forth throughout the entire contest. The judges scored the fight 50–45, 50–45 and 50–44 for Khan at the point of stoppage and he was declared the winner by technical decision. In the first round, the two fighters clashed heads, resulting in a deep gash above Barrera's forehead, which bled throughout the bout. The former three time world champion fought on June 26, 2010 against Adailton de Jesus of Brazil. The victory marked the beginning of a 43 fight win streak. He also defeated former world champion Eddie Cook before the end of the year. On October 31, he became a two-time world super bantamweight champion by defeating Richie Wenton by a knockout in three rounds, winning the WBO's vacant title. On December 18, he defeated César Najera in four rounds at California. On March 31, he became the WBO super bantamweight champion by defeating Puerto Rican boxer Daniel Cobrita Jiménez by a decision in twelve rounds at Anaheim, California. In 1993, Barrera had six bouts, winning each. Golpe a Golpe is the lead-in show to ESPN Deportes' popular Viernes de Combates ("Friday Night Fights") boxing series and is the first ESPN Deportes show dedicated solely to boxing. On March 26, 2009 as a result of the controversial stoppage timing, Barrera's promoter, Don King, filed a protest with the British Boxing Board of Control, WBA and WBO on behalf of Barrera, claiming the accidental clash of heads should have resulted in the fight being ruled a no-contest. In his next bout, he defeated José Luis Valbuena (18–1–1) by twelve round unanimous decision. [16], On November 7, 2008, Barrera marked his return to the ring, in Chengdu, China, by knocking out Sammy Ventura in his first bout in the lightweight division.[17]. In his next bout, he won a twelve-round unanimous decision over future champion Agapito Sánchez.[2]. [1] He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2017. Find out more about cookies. date venue location; 2010-02-06 ... BoxRec.com uses cookies to make the site simpler. Pro Boxing 67: 7: 0: 44 KOs 1 KOs; Pro Boxing : bouts: 75: rounds: 485: KOs: 58.67%: status: inactive career: 1989-2011 birth name: Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia ... BoxRec.com uses cookies to make the site simpler. [19] Under the rules governing the bout, had the fight been stopped prior to the end of the fourth round due to the accidental headbutt, the official ruling would have been no contest, requiring an immediate rematch. On June 17, 2000, he defeated Luiz Freitas (19–1–0) by first-round knockout. ESPN.com scored the bout 116-111 for Marquez. Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez faced off in an extremely competitive battle that was not accurately represented by the large margins in scores which favored Marquez. In 2001, Barrera moved up in weight division. Ringside doctors stopped the fight at the beginning of the fifth round due to the severity of the cut. During Nady's hesitation, Barrera struck Marquez on the head while Marquez was on all fours. On November 22, 1996, he suffered his first career loss and lost his title to American boxer Junior Jones, by a disqualification in round five. After the bout, the WBO reinstated Barrera as their champion and he defended the title three additional times. Barrera lost the bout by a fifth-round technical decision. "GLAM ROCKED PRINCE NASEEM HAMED'S GLITZ WAS NO MATCH FOR THE GRIT OF MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA IN THEIR FEATHERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN" by Franz Lidz, https://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Marco_Antonio_Barrera_vs._Naseem_Hamed&oldid=853397. Articles "GLAM ROCKED PRINCE NASEEM HAMED'S GLITZ WAS NO MATCH FOR THE GRIT OF MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA IN THEIR FEATHERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN" by Franz Lidz, Sports Illustrated, April 16, 2001 Erik Morales 121 lbs beat Marco Antonio Barrera 121 lbs by SD in round 12 of 12. By this time, many boxing journalist were calling Barrera "Mexico's next Julio César Chávez.". Barrera wins the Lineal and IBO Featherweight titles. Fight generated 225,000 pay-per-view buys and $10.1 million in television revenue, according to figures released by HBO PPV. On February 13, 2008, Barrera announced to the media that he would fight the winner of the Márquez vs. Pacquiao bout on March 15. [7] Barrera then competed in his 60th career fight on 12 April 2003, defeating former WBC title holder Kevin Kelley by knockout in round four.[8]. [4] Hamed could not hit Barrera with his trademark lefts as Barrera circled to his left and worked both head and body. Referee Dave Parris, however, waited until midway through the fourth round before asking the ringside physician to inspect the wound. [12], On March 17, 2007 Barrera lost his WBC super featherweight title to fellow Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Márquez by unanimous, but controversial decision. Barrera vs. Kelley: Flushing Flash Flushed In Four! He trained at De La Hoya's training facility in Big Bear, California. sports.yahoo.com, Pacquiao rolls past Barrera in rematch, Barrera signs five-year promotional deal with King, Marco Antonio Barrera Stops Sammy Ventura in Four – Boxing News, Don King protesting Marco Antonio Barrera's loss to Amir Khan, "Marco Antonio Barrera-Adailton DeJesus Set For June 26", ESPN Throws More Punches with New Boxing Show, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marco_Antonio_Barrera&oldid=963559451, International Boxing Federation champions, International Boxing Organization champions, World super-bantamweight boxing champions, World super-featherweight boxing champions, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 20 June 2020, at 13:41. This fight marked a stylistic change for the previously hard-charging Barrera, who utilized sound boxing technique to defeat the highly unorthodox Hamed. On November 2, he defeated former five-time world champion Johnny Tapia by a 12-round unanimous decision. BoxingTimes.com scored the bout 114-113 for Marquez. Manny Pacquiao 125 lbs beat Marco Antonio Barrera 126 lbs by TKO at 2:56 in round 11 of 12. Jay Nady, who hesitated, did not immediately step in to rule on what was seemingly a knockdown. On July 15, 1995, Barrera scored a first-round knockout win over Maui Díaz (27–1). Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia (born January 17, 1974) is a Mexican former professional … Barrera fought Pacquiao in a rematch bout for the WBC International super featherweight title on October 6, 2007 in Las Vegas. EN CN DE The 10 round bout took place at the Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, United States. Barrera was a 3 to 1 underdog heading into this fight. Both fighters were highly touted at the time. ID# 008010. Even without counting the clear knockdown of Marquez, HBO had the fight in favor of Barrera. However, tabulation errors were found in the judges' scorecards, leading to a final score of 115–114, 114–115 and 115–114, a split decision in favor of Barerra. [3] On December 1, 2000, he scored a sixth-round knockout over former world champion Jesús Salud. After two more wins, he was given another opportunity to fight for a world title by the WBO. As an amateur, Barrera had a record of 104–4 and was a five-time Mexican national champion. Barrera started out fast, while Marquez started controlling the action over rounds three through five. Barrera was knocked down in Round 5 by Jones, and was declared the loser by disqualification and not by knockout because Barrera's cornerman climbed onto the ring to stop the fight as Jones was finishing Barrera. However, there was some controversy over the time of the stoppage, as Barrera had sustained the cut during the first round and that it would be constantly examined before the referee officially stopped the fight in the fifth round.[18]. [15] He moved up to the lightweight division, his goal to become the first Mexican ever to win a title in 4 different weight divisions. [21] The match was an undercard of the Latin Fury 15 event, which featured Julio César Chávez Jr. vs. John Duddy. After the loss, Barrera took a period of inactivity. ESPN ranked Barrera as number 43 on their list of the 50 greatest boxers of all time. Barrera was not a fan of Hamed's antics and responded to Hamed's punches during clinches. [11], On May 20, 2006, Barrera defended his title against American boxer Rocky Juárez with what was announced immediately after the fight as a twelve-round draw, which the judges scored 115–113, 113–115 and 114–114. On April 13, he defeated future champion Carlos Salazar by a ten-round decision in Argentina. In one of the fights of the year, Barrera stopped Kennedy McKinney in 12 rounds, knocking him down five times whilst suffering one knockdown himself. On June 2, 1995, he defeated future champion Frank Toledo via second round knock out. He was born on January 17, 1974, in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. [22], Coliseo Olímpico Universidad, Guadalajara, Mexico, For WBA International and vacant WBO Inter-Continental, Rojas disqualified for an intentional headbutt. Marco Antonio Barrera and Kennedy McKinney fought in the first ever telecast of HBO's Boxing After Dark. In 1990, he ha… Since January 2009, Barrera has been a commentator for ESPN Deportes' weekly boxing show Golpe a Golpe ("Blow by Blow") which airs live on Friday nights on the network. Understandably, Barrera claimed that the judges and referee were wrong, because he knocked down Márquez in the seventh round and the referee ruled it a slip.[13].
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